| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:33 | CBJ | PPG - Anders Eriksson Slap Shot - Assists: T. Letowski & T. Wright |
| 14:23 | DET | Steve Thomas Backhand - Assists: D. Hatcher & B. Hull |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:07 | CBJ | Rick Nash Snap Shot - Assists: N. Zherdev |
| 07:52 | CBJ | Trevor Letowski Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Wright & A. Eriksson |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 19:52 | CBJ | David Vyborny Slap Shot - Assists: R. Nash |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:40 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom : Hooking - 2 min |
| 15:30 | DET | Mathieu Dandenault : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:57 | CBJ | Luke Richardson : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:52 | CBJ | Paul Manning : Tripping - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 06:41 | CBJ | Greg Mauldin : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 09:52 | CBJ | Anders Eriksson : Boarding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CBJ |
8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
DET |
7 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CBJ |
30 M. Denis (W) | 26 - 27 | 6 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 32 - 33 | 0.970 | 60:00 |
DET |
34 M. Legace (L) | 9 - 12 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 17 | 0.765 | 59:51 |
| Skater Stats |
CBJ |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 25 A. Eriksson | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18:33 | 1:19 | 1:59 | 21:51 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 2:34 | 4:05 | 23:40 |
| 7 S. Lachance | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:09 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 11:06 |
| 9 D. Vyborny | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:14 | 2:57 | 4:33 | 21:44 |
| 19 T. Letowski | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:06 | 0:56 | 3:27 | 18:29 |
| 93 N. Zherdev | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:22 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 18:19 |
| 20 G. Mauldin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 9:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:56 |
| 10 D. Westcott | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:59 | 0:49 | 4:03 | 21:51 |
| 40 D. Ling | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:50 |
| 19 B. Holzinger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:20 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 14:19 |
| 2 L. Richardson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19:05 | 0:07 | 2:58 | 22:10 |
| 25 A. Cassels | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:36 | 2:21 | 3:57 | 20:54 |
| 28 T. Wright | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:49 | 1:32 | 2:04 | 17:25 |
| 53 J. Reich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:15 |
| 23 D. MacLean | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:04 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 9:00 |
| 37 D. Scoville | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 16:35 |
| 45 J. Shelley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:31 |
| 61 R. Nash | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15:01 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 17:58 |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hatcher | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:43 | 5:00 | 1:54 | 25:37 |
| 48 J. Rivers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:57 |
| 2 J. Fischer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 21:26 | 0:15 | 1:59 | 23:40 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 18:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:41 |
| 14 B. Shanahan | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12:46 | 4:11 | 1:39 | 18:36 |
| 9 B. Hull | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:23 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 12:48 |
| 19 S. Yzerman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:58 | 4:05 | 0:52 | 14:55 |
| 20 R. Lang | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:37 | 4:05 | 0:08 | 17:50 |
| 22 B. Devereaux | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:10 |
| 23 M. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:14 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 7:13 |
| 24 C. Chelios | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:56 | 2:58 | 1:54 | 20:48 |
| 25 D. McCarty | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:43 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 14:28 |
| 19 J. Williams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:54 |
| 32 S. Thomas | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:14 |
| 33 K. Draper | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:29 | 4:58 | 1:29 | 17:56 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:18 | 4:11 | 2:08 | 17:37 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 | 3:55 | 0:45 | 16:18 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 13:27 | 3:49 | 0:00 | 17:16 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Bob Langdon, Rob Martell |
| Linesmen | Danny McCourt, Mark Pare |